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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Shibasaki, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G01J 1/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/06 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 21/55 (2014.01); G01N 21/57 (2006.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G01J 1/0242 (2013.01); G01J 1/06 (2013.01); G01N 21/4738 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01); G01N 21/57 (2013.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a control unit configured to control an illumination unit such that two or more light sources from among the plurality of light sources of the illumination unit are turned on when an image of an object is captured, and a derivation unit configured to derive a reflection characteristic of the object based on image data obtained by capturing the image of the object, wherein the control unit turns on the two or more light sources such that a distance between the two or more light sources is greater than a predetermined threshold value.